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I was sitting in a bar the other day and my good friend, Greg, who happens to be a beloved fan of the New Orleans Saints, like yours truly, turned to me during the fourth quarter of our inevitable loss to the St. Louis Rams and asked me, point-blank, “How good are the Boston Celtics?”

At first I was a bit taken aback. This late in the year, most talk at tables full of pitchers of beer in the early Sunday afternoon revolves around the pig-skin. Basketball? All ready?

Yes, my friends, basketball all ready! Not just any basketball talk but basketball questions about a team so devoid of any flaws that the very thought of them reminds me of honey.

They’re just so sweet, baby! Those, Celtics! I mean, the thought of another team from Boston taking down a championship makes me a bit queasy but the Celtics are so good, I really can’t argue against anything they’ve done, or will do, this season.

Yes, Greg, and reader-land, the Celtics are indeed that good. They put the twinkle back into every Irish lassie’s eye and they will continue to do so with their round-house dunks and defensive pressure.

They’re also a welcome retreat from the West Coast brand of round-ball which is starting to look like what it does every year. I mean, can somebody get better, or at least as good, as the San Antonio Spurs? I hate to say this but style points do count in the NBA and, unfortunately, this team’s style is like The Republican candidates for the United State’s presidency. There’s something there, but nothing that can really get you interested. The Spurs are the most brilliant unpredictable team to every lace on a pair of high-tops and that makes them very difficult to back from an NBA bettors’ point-of-view.

Okay, enough talk! Let’s get down and dirty on some up-coming weekend games:

Firday, Nov. 16th –

Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers - The thought here is that the Pistons will be favored by 4 or 5 points in this one. The Pistons still have one of the top five starting fives in the NBA and the Lakers, as I expected, have started to fall on hard times - - again. But, for the Lakershow, Lamar Odom is back and they are at home. Be very careful about taking the Pistons on a Friday night in L.A. to cover any sort of spread and the Pistons are good enough to where that spread might be, like I said, 4 or 5.

Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs – This should be the head-liner but it’s sort of like two competing gallons of vanilla ice-cream fighting it to catch your eye in the super-market. Yao try dunk ball! Duncan block dunk! Spurs win by six points!

New York Knicks vs. Sacramento Kings – I love these games where two heartless wannabes step onto the court and see who can win a game by default. I especially love it when both coaches are so gosh-darn talented and are surrounded by guys who will walk through fire for them. Especially for Isaiah. You’ve got to love a guy who has more definitions for a word than Bill Clinton. I mean, is there any reason in the world to think about this game? Yes, because the line will be incredibly low and the Kings still have fans that care. The Kings cover whatever the spread ends up being between these two posers.

Saturday, Nov. 17th –

Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets - The Rockets show up twice in this write-up because after they lost to the Spurs on Friday, they get to go home and play nice versus the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are starting to heat it up, but they may not heat it up enough to take out the Rockets. Expect the line to be somewhere around 3 or 4 points in favor of the Rockets. That makes the Suns a pretty good bet, I think, since Amare should be getting healthier, right? Okay, that has nothing to do with it. The bottom line is that the Suns get to rest on Friday while the Rockets have to deal with the Spurs.

Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Clippers - The Bulls got their first win versus the Detroit Pistons. But, that great win hasn’t translated into more wins. Maybe, this team is just overrated. I don’t know. One team that is definitely overrated is the Los Angeles Clippers. They shouldn’t be playing this well, but Mike Dunleavy is a good coach and, unlike Isaiah, he does say what he means and means what he says. I like the Clippers in this one because the Bulls aren’t going to turn it around in time after having to play in Phoenix on Thursday, Nov. 15th.

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks - The Mavericks don’t lose these types of games. They just don’t. Now, the likelihood of them covering or not might be - - what the heck am I talking about! The Grizzlies are pathetic and the Mavericks are at home for this one. The Mavs will cover easy.

Sunday, Nov. 18 –

Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers – Come to think of it, Chicago might win their game versus the Clippers. Hmm, no, strike that, the Bulls will win this game because after the Clippers spank them by ten, they get a nice, juicy, against the spread line to work with against a team that they match-up well against. Kobe might be on fire in this one, but the Bulls will be ready for it. The Lakers will be feeling so-so on Sunday after having faced the Pistons on Friday. They might completely look past the Bulls while the Bulls might be trying to prove that they don’t need Kobe. We all know that they do, but they might be trying to prove that they don’t. See how that works?

Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic - Yes, I am taking the Celtics. I know. There’s all ready grumbling in the sports world about how many minutes Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett are playing. People, not a single one of those guys is 34 or older and this is the NBA, folks. The NBA! Those three are so good that most nights they’re going through a work-out while all of the other players are trying to learn how make a twenty-foot jump-shot. Take it easy okay? Doc Rivers knows what he’s doing. These guys won’t get hurt and they won’t have trouble covering a spread versus the Magic.

Until next week, good luck!

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